《Lesson 065 Christmas》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 65: Christmas date: Dec 22, 2006 file name: bobrob12-22-06 file length: 27:00 Show notes Seasons greetings to all and every one of you. This is the Christmas show. We also had an uncharacteristically sad story for Christmas. But don’t worry, look on the bright side of life. PSA 1 2 USPS with Jack Webb (he’s a mellow fellow ) Phrasal Verbs to open up 1) to talk freely and openly e.g: if you like to talk about your problem, please feel free to open up. I’m always here and ready to listen. 2) to make something possible e.g: if you have good English speaking skills, a number of possibilities open up for you. 3) to start something e.g: the company will open up a new business in Tokyo. 4) to literally open something up that is wrapped e.g: Hey, it’s Chistmas, let’s open up the presents “to open somebody up” to cut someone open so as to perform medical surgery e.g: the doctors opened him up in order to remove the tumor. Idioms Hit the shops If something hits the shops, it comes on the market for sale and is widely available The new Bob n’ Rob Show T-shirts hit the shops today. Let’s go out and get one as a souvenir. Bonus Idiom: “To talk shop”. To talk shop – to discuss matters related to your work or business in a social situation e.g: I really don’t want to talk shop here in the pub. Let’s forget about work and just sup at some beers and talk about football. Extra Extra Idiom: Talk Turkey In America, this is an informal way to discuss something seriously and honestly: Hey, let’s talk turkey. What are you prepared to do to enter college? 1 Email Bag Alfredo suggested that we may have been a little insensitive toward the gay community about the joke Bob made about ‘coming out’. Thank you for your opinion Alfredo and we must stress that we had no intention of being insensitiv